DNA Technology Proved the Key in Robert Gordon Rape Conviction

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DNA technology continues to be the key in bringing those responsible for serious crimes to justice.  In the United Kingdom, DNA profiling brought Robert Gordon to justice 30 years after he raped a stranger in a Basingstoke Park.  Thanks to the formation of “Operation Galaxy” in 2010 by Hampshire Constabulary and their team dedicated to reviewing forensic evidence of all historic undetected sexual assaults after 1980, Robert Gordon is put behind bars.  30 years ago, Gordon was able to get away because of a lack of eyewitnesses and clues.  But advances in DNA technology was the key to bringing him to justice.

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[Abstract by David Miller, ForensIQ Intern, December 19, 2012]

 

Citation

Morton, Helen. “DNA Technology Proved the Key in Robert Gordon Rape Conviction.”Basingstoke Gazette. N.p., 17 Dec. 2012. Web. 19 Dec. 2012.

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